Thu, Jul-26-12, 23:00
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New Member
Posts: 19
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 242/225.2/150
BF:
Progress: 18%
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Originally Posted by Liz53
I've been on estrogen only HRT for ~15 years following a hysterectomy. I lost 16.5 lbs the first 3 months on Atkins and it took a little over a year to lose the next 10 (I've since gained back a bit after a stressful past 6 months. However, I'm also right at the normal BMI point, where every pound can be a struggle. I think that is more of an impact on my weight loss than HRT.
In short, I think it is important to get your hormones balanced and let the weight loss be secondary. Post-menopausal women generally gain some weight and change proportions. I think it is probably going to help more than hurt for you have have your hormones normalized.
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Thank you for your reply. I do agree that I can't be like this. Feeling the way I do would not be optimal for a weight-loss program, anyway. Too tired to exercise, etc.
As it was, I was only losing during the two weeks of my cycle I was on the progesterone. Even if it stays like that with the addition of the estrogen, I can live with it.
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